元
yuán
HSK level: HSK 1
Meaning
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental; (bound form) constituent; part
Other reading: Yuán
surname Yuan; Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
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Examples
只要十元！
zhǐ yào shí yuán！
It only costs $10.00!
这幅画被估价数百万元。
zhè fú huà bèi gū jià shù bǎi wàn yuán。
The value of the painting was estimated at several million dollars.
Tom欠Mary三十元。
T o m qiàn M a r y sān shí yuán。
Tom owes Mary thirty dollars.
Words with this character
美元 měi yuán American dollar元素 yuán sù element单元 dān yuán unit元首 yuán shǒu head of state公元 gōng yuán CE多元化 duō yuán huà diversification元老 yuán lǎo senior figure元旦 Yuán dàn New Year's Day状元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination元宵节 Yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar多元 duō yuán poly-日元 rì yuán yen广元 Guǎng yuán see 廣元市|广元市[Guang3 yuan2 Shi4]开元 Kāi yuán Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] reign name used during the Kaiyuan era, a peak of Tang prosperity庆元 Qìng yuán see 慶元縣|庆元县[Qing4 yuan2 Xian4]阮元 Ruǎn Yuán scholar-official in the Qing dynasty上元 Shàng yuán see 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2]天元 Tiān yuán see 天元區|天元区[Tian1 yuan2 Qu1]元朗 Yuán Lǎng Yuen Long town in northwest New Territories, Hong Kong元朝 Yuán cháo Yuan or Mongol dynasty元代 Yuán dài the Yuan or Mongol dynasty元江 Yuán jiāng see 元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治縣|元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县[Yuan2 jiang1 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Dai3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]元军 Yuán jūn Mongol army